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1. Russian POWs at Augustowo (1914)

Notes:: Despite early successes in invading East Prussia, the Germans, under General Paul von Hindenburg, bolstered the German defenses and soon drove the Russians back into Russian Poland. This photograph shows 15,000 Russian prisoners of war awaiting transportation to prison camps in Germany.
Date Created:: 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Can POWs Win the War?

Notes:: Fifteen-thousand Russian prisoners of war line up for a meal in Augustowo, in Russian Poland. The feeding and care of millions of Allied POW's placed a tremendous strain on the German war economy. The author suggests that the burden of feeding millions of Entente POWs would help the Allies win the war.
Date Created:: 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Russian POWs Remove Rubble in Augustowo in Russian Poland

Notes:: Russian prisoners clear the rubble away from a church in Augustowo in Russian Poland under the direction of German guards.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. Russian POWs in East Prussia (1914)

Notes:: Thousands of Russian prisoiners of war line up in an East Prussian town early in the war in preparation for transportation to prison camps in Germany.
Date Created:: 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries